Six O’Clock Series

The Six O’Clock Series provides IUP students, employees, and community members an opportunity to learn about current issues and approach familiar topics from a new perspective.

Programs occur on Monday evenings at 6:00 p.m. in the Ohio Room of the Hadley Union Building, unless noted otherwise. Programs end at 7:30 p.m. Check the schedule for the exact location. A listing of Six O’Clock Series events is also available as a poster (PDF file).

All lectures are free and available to the public as well as the campus community. The lectures are targeted to an audience of college students and employees so all topics may not be appropriate for children.

January 29: From 1942 to 1944 the Dutch-Paris Escape Line smuggled hundreds of fugitives out of Occupied Europe, hid hundreds of Jews from the Nazis, and carried secret documents from Switzerland, across France and Belgium, to the Netherlands.

February 5: As technology has become a major part of our everyday lives, it has also become more common for stalkers to misuse it. Stalkers are increasingly misusing a variety of telephone, surveillance, and computer technologies to harass, terrify, intimidate, coerce, and monitor former and current intimate partners.

February 26: “Who Wants to be Enlightened?” is a fun and educational game show where ten contestants play to be the number one most enlightened! This trivia game involves basic knowledge, creative thinking, introspective reasoning, and pop culture.

March 5: Representatives from the Suicide Task Force of Indiana County will lead a discussion on how suicide has touched them locally, and the efforts of the Suicide Task Force to raise awareness about a tragedy that is 100 percent preventable.

March 26: Join one of several panels to learn how language, practice, and policy shape the experiences of diverse people and how research can help us understand and improve our societies and communities.

April 2: Looking for a fun, high-energy, and engaging program? Then this is the one for you! The purpose of DAP is to promote diversity and cultural awareness in all aspects of life to students, faculty, and staff on a university campus.